Penne with Lemon and Root Vegetables
Penne with Lemon and Root Vegetables might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 442 calories, 14g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up celery stalks, garlic cloves, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 50 minutes.
Instructions
Heat extra-virgin olive oil in large nonstickskillet over medium heat.
Add assortedroot vegetables; sprinkle with salt andpepper. Sauté 9 minutes. Using garlicpress, squeeze in garlic.
Add sliced celerystalks. Sauté vegetables 1 minute longer.
Add 1 cup water. Cover and simmer untilvegetables are tender, stirring occasionally,12 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot ofboiling salted water until just tender butstill firm to bite, stirring occasionally.
Drain,reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
Add pasta to vegetables in skillet.
Add 3/4 cup reserved cooking liquid, finelygrated Parmesan cheese, finely gratedlemon peel, ground nutmeg, and 4tablespoons chopped celery leaves. Tossuntil heated through and sauce coats pasta,adding more cooking liquid if pasta is dry,about 2 minutes. Season pasta to taste withsalt and pepper.
Transfer pasta to bowls;sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoonschopped celery leaves.